bookie
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++book·ie /ˈbʊki/ noun [countable] informal DGGa bookmaker 〔赛马、赌球等〕赌彩经纪人
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bookie• Their other great cause for concern is the access children could gain to virtual casinos and bookies.• His bookie gave him two months to pay.• Ira Sanchez offered a bet and the bookie took it on the nod.• I couldn't believe the bookies were giving 9/1 for Leeds to win the whole thing on Sat. morning.• But the bookie was already out hiring frighteners and the bet had to stand.Origin bookie (1800-1900) bookmakerbook·ie nounChineseSyllable
Corpus a bookmaker
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bookie
book‧ie /ˈbʊki/ 
noun [countable] informal
book‧mak‧er /ˈbʊkˌmeɪkə $ -ər/ (also bookie informal) noun [countable]
| I |
noun [countable] informal Date: 1800-1900
Origin: bookmaker
a bookmakerOrigin: bookmaker
| II |
(also bookie informal) noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: book 'list of bets made' (19-21 centuries) + maker
someone whose job is to collect money that people want to risk on the result of a race, competition etc, and who pays them if they guess correctly
Origin: book 'list of bets made' (19-21 centuries) + maker